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Consider light from a laser that has wavelength of 632.8 nm in air. As the light travels from the air into Lucite (index of refraction 1.50) calculate its (a) frequency in air, (b) wavelength in Lucite and (c) speed in Lucite. Put all three answers labeled with (a), (b) and (c) in the box below.

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Answer:

Solution of each part is given below .                                                     

Explanation:

Given :

Wavelength of laser in air is , [tex]\lambda=632.8\ nm[/tex] .

We know its velocity in air is , [tex]c=3\times 10^8\ m/s[/tex] .

So , its frequency is ,

[tex]f=\dfrac{c}{\lambda}\\\\f=\dfrac{3\times 10^8}{632.8\times 10^{-9}}\\\\f=4.74\times 10^{14}\ s^{-1}[/tex]

We know , frequency is source dependent only and since the source is same so frequency will be same and equal to [tex]f=4.74\times 10^{14}\ s^{-1}[/tex] .

Therefore , its velocity in Lucite is :

[tex]v=\dfrac{c}{\mu}\\\\v=\dfrac{3\times 10^8}{1.5}\\\\v=2\times 10^8\ m/s[/tex]

New wavelength is :

[tex]\lambda'=\dfrac{v}{f}\\\\\lambda'=\dfrac{2\times 10^8}{4.74\times 10^{14}}\\\\\lambda'=4.219\times 10^{-7}\ m\\\\\lambda'=421.9\ nm[/tex]

Hence , this is the required solution .